Savate

Men practicing savate exercises Copyright: © HSZ

Savate is a French martial art, employing both foot and fist techniques with the aim of landing a blow on one's opponent without being hit oneself.

Basic Information

Sports Facilities

Notes regarding the interim sports hall

We kindly ask for your understanding that due to the extraordinary temporary interim situation, the usual room climate cannot always be guaranteed.

Materials

Required for participation are a separate, clean pair of indoor shoes or other martial arts footwear. For sparring and/or exercises involving contact, it is mandatory for participants to provide mouthguards, bandages, and for male participants, groin protection. These equipment items are available at all sports stores with martial arts departments. Boxing gloves can be rented for the duration of the whole course via the boxing glove rental. There are also boxing gloves available at the gym. They are handed out at the beginning of the course sessions and have to be returned at the end of the class.

Course Cancellations and Facility Closures

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Contact

Rene Zweigel

Representative

Elke Bernhard

Diploma Sports Teacher

Savate Level 1

Target Groups and Prerequisites

This course is targeted towards anyone, who wants to learn savate. Savate is equally suitable for both women and men.

Content and Objectives

Throughout the course participants will learn fundamental techniques, including striking and stepping techniques. Later on these techniques will be combined. A solid defense is just as important as the avoidance and skilled anticipation of the training partner's attacks. Agility, coordination, fitness, and most of all, fun, are all parts of training.

Dates and Booking

Savate Level 1

Savate Level 2

Target Group and Prerequisites

This course is targeted towards anyone with previous savate experience. We recommend completing Level 1 first. It is also possible to start with Level 2 immediately if you have at least one year of martial arts experience.

Content and Objectives

In Level 2 participants train and advance the skills from Level 1. The focus of this course is combining basic techniques with each other and introducing free fighting with other participants. At the end of the course participants will practice the first advance techniques, such as roundhouse kicks.

Dates and Booking

Savate Level 2

Boxing Gloves Rental

Target Group and Requirements

Participants in the budo and martial arts courses, who have booked a current course.

Organizational Information

Participants of the budo and martial arts courses can borrow boxing gloves from the beginning of the semester for the current period. This requires the booking of the course "Boxing Glove Deposit" for 50 euros and the booking of the course "Boxing Glove Rental Fee" for 5 Euros. You can get the boxing gloves after making an appointment by phone at the Service Point of the HSZ. Please bring a photo ID with you to pick them up. The borrowing person is responsible for the boxing gloves during the borrowing period. The boxing gloves must be returned to the HSZ Service Point during the last week of the respective period. The HSZ reserves the right to collect part or all of the deposit in the case of damage or loss. With the booking of this course, the rental conditions are accepted.

Rental

Boxing Gloves Rental